Enviro-Health Links - California Wildfires
Government Resources
- Battling California's Wildfires
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - California Fires
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - California Fires – Government Information and Assistance
USA.gov - California Wildfire Update
FEMA - DisasterHelp
Department of Homeland Security - Wildfires
Ready.gov - Incendios en California
GobiernoUSA.gov
Air Quality
- Air Quality Index (AQI): A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health
AIRNow - Environmental Hazards for Children in the Aftermath of Wildfires (PDF, 321 KB)
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Fire, Smoke and Air Quality
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Forest Fires and Respiratory Health Fact Sheet
American Lung Association - Health Risks of Wildfires for Children: Acute Phase (PDF, 293 KB)
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Health Threat from Wildfire Smoke (PDF, 83 KB)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - How Smoke from Fires Can Affect Your Health
AIRNow - How to Protect Your Family from the Health Effects of Smoke
California Air Pollution Control Officer's Association - National Air Quality Map
AIRNow - Particulate Matter
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Residential Air Cleaning Devices: A Summary of Available Information
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Smoke from Agricultural and Forest Fires
AIRNow - Wildfire Smoke — A Guide for Public Health Officials (PDF, 350 KB)
California Air Resources Board
Wildfires
- Fire
FEMA.gov - FEMA For Kids — Wildfires
FEMA.gov - Only You — Learning about Wildfires
SmokeyBear.com - Wildfire
FEMA.gov - Wildfires
U.S. Geological Survey - Wildfires
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Wildfire… Are You Prepared? (PDF, 245 KB)
U.S. Fire Administration
First Responders
- Especially for Emergency Responders
National Library of Medicine - Firefighting Occupational Hazards
Haz-Map - Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents, National Library of Medicine - Fighting Wildfires
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - National Interagency Fire Center
- NIOSH—Approved Disposable Particulate Respirators (Filtering Facepieces)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Respirator Usage by Wildland Firefighters (PDF, 245 KB)
U.S. Forest Service - Wildland Fire Chemicals
U.S. Forest Service - Working in Hot Environments
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - WISER — Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders
National Library of Medicine
Environmental Cleanup and Recovery
- California Wildfires: Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Cleanup Safely after a Disaster
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Disaster Debris
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Fire Response and Recovery
Cal/EPA Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness - Hurricane/Tornado Fire Safety
U.S. Fire Administration - Natural Disasters: Response, Cleanup & Safety for Workers
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - OSHA Resources on Disaster Recovery Hazards
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Recovering from Disaster (PDF, 4 MB)
FEMA.gov - Safe Cleanup of Fire Ash (PDF, 133 KB)
California Environmental Protection Agency - Wildland Fire Chemical Clean—Up (PDF, 47 KB)
USDA Forest Service
Searches from the National Library of Medicine
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Burns
- Hazardous Substances and Disasters
- Occupational Hazards of Firefighting
- Smoke Inhalation Injury
TOXLINE - special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
Tox Town - Consumer introduction to environmental health
MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
Información en Español
- Despues del Incendio: Retornar a La Normalidad
U.S. Fire Administration - Incendios
Listo.gov - Incendios destructivos - Riesgo de salud por exposición al humo (PDF, 200 KB)
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Incendios en California
GobiernoUSA.gov - Incendios Forestales
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Proteger a su familia de los incendios (PDF, 360 KB)
FEMA.gov - Seguridad contra incendios
Medlineplus en Español
Animals in Disasters
- American Veterinary Medical Association Disaster Preparedness
American Veterinary Medical Association - AVMA Emergency Preparedness and Response Guide (PDF, 2.55MB)
American Veterinary Medical Association - Disaster Preparedness Resources
The Humane Society of the United States - Merck Veterinary Manual — 9th Edition Online
Merck & Co. - Protect Your Pets in An Emergency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Saving the Whole Family (PDF, 450KB)
American Veterinary Medical Association
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